chilopod

[ kahy-luh-pod ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

chilopod

/ ˈkaɪləˌpɒd; kaɪˈlɒpədən /

See myriapod
any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes See also myriapod

1820–30; < New Latin Chilopoda; chilo- ² -pod

C19: from New Latin Chilopoda, from Greek kheilos lip + pous foot; referring to the modification of the first pair of legs into jawlike claws

The adult chilopod lacks the antennules, and all of the other appendages, with the exception of the maxillul, are uniramous.

If the haplopod-chilopod-insect line is a better approximation to the truth, then the divergence began in the Cambrian.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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